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The world's most trusted guide for leaders in transition

Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success.

In this updated and expanded version of the international bestseller The First 90 Days, Michael D. Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of transitions--no matter where you are in your career. Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions and adviser to senior leaders in all types of organizations, also addresses today's increasingly demanding professional landscape, where managers face not only more frequent transitions but also steeper expectations once they step into their new jobs.

By walking you through every aspect of the transition scenario, Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides the tools and strategies you need to avoid them. You'll learn how to secure critical early wins, an important first step in establishing yourself in your new role. Each chapter also includes checklists, practical tools, and self-assessments to help you assimilate key lessons and apply them to your own situation.

Whether you're starting a new job, being promoted from within, embarking on an overseas assignment, or being tapped as CEO, how you manage your transition will determine whether you succeed or fail. Use this book as your trusted guide.

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Críticas

"His wisdom, and research, has helped many masterfully onboard into new positions." -- Forbes.com

"Watkins has taken a rather prosaic proposition (first impressions count) and built around it a handbook that grown-ups can use in business, particularly in times of change and transition." -- Idealog (New Zealand)

"The First 90 Days is a rich source of material for any executive coach and of course any uncoached executive. I highly recommend it." -- Coaching Today

"The First 90 Days and its digital counterpart serve as valued resources for leaders just stepping into a critical new role--when first impressions matter so much, and every word or deed can tip the scale of public opinion." -- T+D magazine (American Society for Training & Development)

"No business holding should be without this expanded coverage." -- Midwest Book Review

"Any person who gets a new job or promotion or position, can use this book to be more effective in the first 3 months on the job.... It is no doubt that [The First 90 Days] has lasting-power and will remain popular and useful for many years to come." -- 800 CEO READ

"...packed with practical suggestions for how to successfully navigate through new scenarios." -- GuruFocus.com

"In his seminal book The First 90 Days, Michael Watkins advises that, as a leader in the first 90 days of a new leadership role, you should promote yourself, accelerate your learning, match your strategy to the situation, and create coalitions." -- FastCompany.com

"a superb guide" -- Globe & Mail

Biografía del autor

Michael D. Watkins is a cofounder of Genesis Advisers, a leadership development consultancy that specializes in the design of onboarding and transition acceleration solutions, workshops, and coaching for Fortune 500 companies.

Principales opiniones internacionales

Starting a new role is always an anxious time. I wanted to present a considered and structured approach, and sought suitable literature to learn best practice. This book provides a comprehensive guide to starting a new role, but if anything I think it's a bit too long and labours the point. I was hoping for more of a template with critical areas to cover, but after 200 pages, much is repeated, it's padded with overlapping 'case studies' and it becomes tedious to finish. But all credit to the author for what has probably become the leading reference in this area.

About 5% of the leaders who seek help from me about imposter syndrome, don't have imposter syndrome at all.They are really lacking the skill of starting a new role.

Because good leadership is often considered a 'natural talent', wrongly I might add, these leaders think it's just them, that they're not a good enough leader. It causes huge stress and holds them back from stellar careers.

For these leaders, I always recommend 'The First 90 Days' because the book's implicit message is 'leadership is a skill'. I'm grateful for that.

But more importantly, Michael Watkins lays out a framework and a strategy for excellence in a leadership transition. Even 'soft skills' like company cutlure and politics.Fabulous book, and if you're starting a new role, read it now.

Due to moving countries and leaving behind my books each time I have had to purchase this book yet again. That goes to say something about it though. For anyone changing roles within a company or externally, I would highly recommend reading or in some cases, like mine, re reading the first 90 days. It will help remind you what it's like to restart and keep you on the rails.

Clearly written, even for those who do not read 'management studies', well reasoned, and in many places is well aware of the realities that face any Manager. Provides thoughtful and clear advice on how to plan an effective 'on boarding'. I also believe, and I am sure the author expects that executive level readers should clearly possess the ability to adapt the procedures , policies, plans and advice given to their own circumstances. However, I would also echo other reviewers, despite making some clear allowance for realities, this book is best suited to chief excecutives, rather than those limited to what they can change at middle management in 'legacy ridden' companies. Food for thought, but not quite the 'holy grail', its apparent belief that it is only detracts from its effectiveness.

This book provided thoughtful, practical and experienced commentary on how to look at an organisation (organism) and your role in it. I would never have thought of much of what I came across in this book, moreover it reinforced fleeting thoughts that would had come to mind, but to which I would have paid little attention. Reading this book will help mould you, build your analysis and more importantly, mould the way you think about your relationships in and out if work.

This is a fantastic book for anyone entering a new role, be it a promotion or new company. Very well structured, very clear and with useful tools and approaches to help be prepared, and more effectively manage the process and experience. Highly recommend this.

If you're moving up the career ladder - either through internal promotion or by joining another company - then this book will serve as a useful guide as to how to make a good impact in those first few months.

Reassuringly there was much in the book that I'd already considered doing during the first days in my new role. There was also much that I hadn't considered and will be putting into practice.

In short, this book provides the tactics and strategy you need to make a good impression in your new job and to keep your focus on those things that are most important. It's a good read and well worth the investment.

From learning that you are being considered for a role through the interview process and your first few days, weeks and months, this book gives hands-on tools to help you build a coherent understanding of what is expected of you, how to seek out relevant info/help. Like other management/productivity tools, it's not a magic wand and requires rigour and practice for maximum value. Still, I continue to find it useful some eight months into my current role and I routinely recommend it to my team - including my bosses. Definitely a good reference to have.

5.0 de 5 estrellasAmazing book has helped me prepare for my new role and beyond.

Revisado en el Reino Unido el 21 de junio de 2018

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Was recommended this book by new line manager before I start my new role, and I have found it amazing. It’s helped me focus myself for the upcoming transition and build a plan for the various aspects of on-boarding I should be thinking about. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

If you're changing roles, moving to a new job and/or taking on leadership responsibility I highly recommend this book. Some of it is obvious but good to remind yourself of. It really made a difference in my new role and I'll be referring to it many times over the next few months.

A useful, practical and hands on book. Really enjoyed reading it, ended up taking lots of notes. I bought a few of this type of book at the same time, and this ended up being the one I found most applicable, down to earth and ultimatively the only one I'd recommend to others.